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LIME WASHING.
SANITARY BOARD STATEMENT.
Jag
DEPARTMENT'S DUTIES. I
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928.
LOCAL SCOUTS.
INSPECTION AT GOVERNMENT P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOTI
HOUSE.
BANNER PRESENTED.
The President of the Sanitary At the meeting of the Sanitary The Boy Scouts of Hong Kong as Board "brushed" away all objec Board held yesterday afternoon, sembled yesterday afternoon on the tions to lime-washing by sprays. the subject of lime spraying and lawn in front of Government House washing was thoroughly discussed. for the annual inspection by H.E.
Those present at the meeting the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, Magistrate (to prisoner accused were:-Messrs. W. J. Carrie (Pre-K.C.M.G.) and (the presentation of of being drunk)--is that your full sident), J. Watson. (Secretary) P. the Prince of Wales Banner to the name? Angus (Assistant Secretary), J. P. lat. Hong Kong Troop of Sea Scouts, Jock M'Haggis-It's ma namo Braga, Wong Kwong-tin, Dre. W who are the winners of the coveted whather I'm fu" or sober. V. M. Koch, S. W. Tso, S. C. Ho, trophy, which they will hold during G. W. Pone (M.O.HI.), Lieut.-Col. the year. Bullock and the Hon. H. T. Creasy His Excellency was accompanied
(D.P.W.).
"I have three husbands to sup
*
Husband: "I won't say marriage
by Capt. Whyte, A.D.C., and port," pleaded the woman, In reply to questions on the amongst those present at the cerc- "What?" mattor put by Dr. Tso and already mony were the Hon. Dr. R. H. "Yes, sir. One husband's mino, outlined in these columna the Pre-Kotewall, President of the Hong and the others belong to my two sident said that the By-laws lay the Kong Boy Scouts' Association, Han. daughters." responsibility for the annual clean- Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo, the Rt. Rev. sing and lime-washing on the C. R. Duppuy (Bishop of Victoria), owner or landlord. Each year as Mr. A. E. Ralphs, and Mr. R. E the lime-washing season ap- Lindsell, in addition to the Rev. is a failure, but some are more for. proaches a notice is sent to each G. T. Waldegrave, the local Scout tanate in what they got than owner pointing out what he is Commissioner, who was in charge others." required to do; in the majority of of the parade, and District Scout-
Wife: "You are quite right, cases he does it. I have inspect master A. White. ed the figures for the last three The Scouts were drawn up in a dears for instance, you got me, but years. In 1925 the total number semi-circle with the Wolf Cubs in I-got only you" of floors lime-washed in the Colony the middle when H.E. the Governor was 30,548 of these 35,310 were passed along the ranks Inspecting lime-washed by the owners, om-
At the conclusion of the Inspec-
ploying their own contractors.
them.
#
"Woll, I never!"
"What's the matter, my dear?" "Why cook says that those people
The percentage is 90. In 1928 the tlon Mr. R. E. Dovey and Mr. R who live in that little house op- figures were 88,024 floors. lime-Wong, Scoutmaster and Assistant
H.E. The Governor,"
The Actress: "I don't wish to at- tract attention. I don't like public-
washed of which 33,036 were lime. Scoutmaster of the 2nd Troop, St. posito came over here while we were washed by the owners; the per Andrew's, and Mr. D. W. Luke, away and wore photographed sitting centage is over 89. In 1927 44,375 Scoutmaster of the 16th Troop, on our verandah!" floors were limewashed; of these Taikoo Scottish, were sworn in to 41.440 or 98.5 per cent, were lime-their respective posta. washed by the owners. Normally therefore in over 90 per cent, of the cases this Board and the Sani- tary Department are not concerned except to inspect the premises. Excellency addressing the parade We'll make a big story of this." This inspection is carried out, said: can assure members, at the earliest this opportunity of inspecting you parish church though nearly in his
Boy Scouts, I am glad to have
An old bell-ringer at a certain possible moment; there is no un- and I congratulate the 1st Hong
After presenting the Banner to ity." the 1st Hong Kong Sea Scouts, His
The Press Agent: "Great stuk!
•
in the
reasonable delay and in any case Kong Sea Scouts on winning the 30th year, performed his duties re- some allowance is made for some Prince of Wales' banner.. The gularly. The old man had seen unavoidable dirtying of the pre-prince of Wales motto is "Ich many changes take place mises during the interval between dien," which means "I serve": and church, and was therefore rather cleansing and Inspection.
you who have won his banner must upset at the suggestion made by It is only when the landlord re-show yourselves worthy to carry it the new vicar that, in consideration faacs to do the work satisfactorily by loyal and faithful service in that of his great age, he thought it was or requests us to do it for him that world-wide brotherhood of youth time that he retired and put aside the actual cleansing and Ume-
one. It is more than possible washing is done by the Depart.which is the Boy Scouts' Associa-hin work.
that to this can be attributed all ment. the fuss that has been made over
No Brief.
tion.
"Why didn't you read your les-
"You say you
:
"Look here, sir," replied the old The Department.
During last year there came]
the spray method of lime-wash-ment has employed one or mure
previous years the Depart- under my notice some actions by man, cheerfully. "I was born and Scoutmastors and Scouts which bred in this place, and in me time ing. Even allowing for the fact contractors to carry out the lime-were not creditable to the Associa- I've seen five vicara of the parish that Sanitary Board coolies can be washing which it has been asked tion. I am glad to say that any dead, and I would like to make it to do This proved unsatisfactory thing of this kind is very unusual: half a dozen before I give up.my- as careless as those of privato and my predecessor suggested that but I wish to address to you, one self." contractors or owners of tene- we should try a system of depart- and all, a word of warning. It is the reasonable aim of every boy ments, a perusal of the official mental lime-washing.
The successive upheavals for and man to "get on"as the say- statement made yesterday must the tenants while the lime-washing ing is-in life. But remember that on over to yourself, as I told you "But I did, teacher," said Mary. lead to the conclusion that the was done 5 or 6 times were no cynic has inflected the phrase to?" asked Mary's teacher,
doubt also most troublesome. The "get on" through the usual de-
"Then why don't you know it President made out a convincing Board on September 6 last there-rees of comparison with this curt-
ous linguistic result-"get on," better?" case in favour of the spraying upon approved of the work being "get honour," "get honest"
And
“I suppose I wasn't listening to system. There is, of course, a
done by the Department,
I desire you to bear in mind that, myself" unless your lives exemplify the right and a wrong way of spray- In reply to further questions superlative.degree in that table of ing. It is no commendation to Mr. Carrie said that he did not comparison, it will avall you little Kind Old Lady:
hold a brief for the spraying to "get on" or even to "get honour." stayed six months in Ireland, and claim that it must be the better method, but he would assuredly Thla precept may stick in your couldn't find a job?" method because it has been found say that spraying removes soot and memory more easily, if I put it into Tramp: "Not at my trade, mum."
In the form of a rime, thua—
"And what is your trade?" satisfactory. elsewhere.. Chinese dirt from crevices in a way
which the brush could not do. He
"I'm a snake charmer!” coolles are not employed to do it also said that if there should be elsewhere. And even here any reasonable grounds for com- plaint against the spraying method, tenants are not obliged to have he would then abolish the method. WAY-BREMNER,-On January
11, 1928, at H.B.M. Consuinte their houses lime-washed by the However, the tenants were not But the matter is put best of all General, before
Sir James spraying method that is a mat-ime-washed by the spray method. Scout's honour is to be trusted."
forced into having their houses in the Scouts' Law which says shop Jamieson, K.C.M.G., and after- wards at All Saints' Church, ter between them and the owners. It was a matter entirely between The law is fundamental and you must each of you obey it most by the Rev. C. W. Scott, M.A., Still, so far as the Sanitary Board the landlords and the tenants. assisted by Captain Naylor, is concerned we are inclined to ac- that
Dr. Tao said that he had heard scrupulously,
I wish you every happiness and the sprays
used in M.C., Chaplain to the British Forces, Ceell William Lang- cept the official view that every America and giving satisfactory success in the New Year.
The fact that they are results. of Mr. and reasonable precaution is taken not giving much satisfaction here The result of the competition for dale, second son
Competition Results. Mrs. W. T. L. Way, to Gladys, during the process to protect fur- may probably be due to the fact 1927 was as follows:- only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
niture and goods. The promised that the Chinese workmen either 11st H.K. Sea Scouts D. A. Bremner
could not handle the apparatus or 2-7th H.K. Troop, King's Col- provision of more calico wrap- performed their Mansions,
duty perfunc-
Jege S.W.
pings should be the best possible torily. In some cases, the work-8,-20th H.K. Troop, 1st Cen-
mon might purposely sprinkle the reply to any complaints in the floor with lime so as to get some 4-6th H.K. Troop, Ellis future. After all, it may be just cumshaw for clearing up.
MARRIAGE.
of Rosetti Chelsea, London
Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1928.
LİME-WASHING SYSTEMS.
At first glance It might appear, to some that too much has been made of the discussion at the Sanitary Board on the subject of lime-washing of tenement houses and that, in comparison with other really vital matters, an in- ordinate amount of space has been devoted by the Press to the report of yesterday's meeting It
If you want to get on and get
honour, get honest!
The superlative first, or the rest
of it non est.
tral
"You wish to marry my daugh- ter. Can you cook, sew, wash, and iron, sweep, darn, nurse children,
The young man gave a puzzled laugh. "Why ask me 11 Puzz these things?" he said.
"Because," said the elderly man, "my daughter can't."
The landlord was asking the pros- pective tonant a few questions. 100 "Of course, yalu
have no
"Any dogs or cats?" "No sir."
children?".
182
."No sir."
124
Kadoorie School
119
Dr. Tso further said that the 5.-10th H.K. Troop, St. Paul's
College
China A.A.
as well that the subject has been questions he had to ask arose out fully discussed and reported if of the several complaints made 68th H.K. Troop, 1st South only to reassure those who have by the Chinese community, and as had a grievance in the past that the Sanitary Board is ready to meet them in, every way possible There the matter may well rest..
~
PUBLIC ANGER. Letters reached "The Daily Mail" protesting against the "raga The
is essential for the cleanliness following are extracts: and cleanliness means better
health-that houses should be
An Old Oxonian-May I suggest
their representative, he had to 7—12th H.K. Troop, Queen's bring the matter bofore the Board,
College He therefore hoped that the Chi- 8-16th H.K, Troop, Taikoo nese Presa would make a true and
Chinese correct translation of Mr. Carrie's explanation.
|LOCAL VEGEGTABLES REPLIES TO MR. BRAGA'S
QUESTIONS. ----
Equal D-1st H.K. Troop, St.
Joseph's College
Equal 9-6th H.K. Troop, Rov-
ing Fifth Equal 9.-19th H.K. Troop, ist;
Yaumatik Equal 12-9th H.K. Troop, Tal-
koo Scottish
"Piano, phonograph or pinnola?”. "No, dir; I have no musical in- 110|strument, though I should explain that my fountain pen squeaks 104 rather badly, but I am willing to get rid of that if you say so." 93
72 "Look pleasant, please." said the
photographer to his (more or less) 61 fair aitter.
Click" "It's." ali over, ma'am. 61 You may resume your natural ex- 61 pression,
50
ciated now with "Varsity "ragg" asked the following questions in one of the two rallies.
The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall
Farmer-But your story has such a hollow ring.
Tramp That's the result of
"Doctor, If there is anything the matter with me, don't frighten me half to death by giving it a long scientific name. Just tell me what It is in plain English.”
"Well, sir, to be frank, you are lazy
Bix-year-old Billy was exasperat Equal 12-18th H.K. Troop,... ed with the almost continuous
Ying Wa College
50 squalling of his baby brother. Those gaining less than 100 "I bet I know why he came from that the best means of suppressing At yesterday's meating of the such Irritating folly as that aase-Sanitary Board, Mr. J. P. Braga, points were only able to complete Heaven, Billy mused. "They put
him out." periodically lime-washed. It is the duty of the landlords to see lies in the hands of the university standing to his name:
(1) In the Government aware briefly thanked His Excellency for that this lime-washing is carried authorities? All they need to do that large quantities of fresh vege- the keen interest he had shown in out, not to their own satisfaction is to make it a firm rule that any ables are regularly exported by the Boy Scout movement, and for undergraduate convicted in court steamers out of Hong Kong? the sound advice which he had just or the satisfaction of their con- for such offences should be sent (1) If statistics of such exports given the Scouts, speaking with an empty stomach. tractors, but to the satisfaction down.
The ceremony are available,, will the President
-concluded by of the Sanitary Board. If they An Oxford Graduate The dis obtain the figures in respect of the cheers being given for His Excel refuse or request the Sanitary graceful behaviour of the under-month of December last and for leney, Board to do it for them can be accounted for in two ways, state, as his opinion, whether the graduates after the Rugger match the first half of the current month? (U). Will the President also then and then only will the as far as the Oxford contingent is export in large quantities of fresh Sanitary Board perform the work concerned. The vast majority of vegetables from the Colony tends
Oxford undergraduates are tes to restrict supplies for the local Wo regret to announce the Complaints, it appears, have
totallers during term time, what markets, and if so whether any death of Mrs. Osmund, mother of "Thank you, doctor. Now, tell been made, however, as to the ever you may hear to the contrary, adequacy of supply exists thus the Fortuguese billiard champion me the scientific name for it. I've method employed by the Sanitary and, in consequence, a single glass operating as a factory in the keep of Hong Kong, who passed away got to report to the missus." Board-that of spraying the lime of port in Londen will go to their ing up of prices of vegetables in
yesterday afternoon, The funeral heads as castly as to those of flap Government's Policy.
Hong Kong Ma
takes place this afternoon. wash on the walls and ceilings in-
pers. The other reason is that To the above questions, the Pre- stead of the old method of using these effeminate young men are an aident replied as follows:- brushes, It has been alleged that xlons to disprove their effeminacy1 Ye
No statistics are available. The tramp perslated in calling to say. I remember 28 'ow 'Enery furniture and goods are damaged by creating self-advertising scenes
always proof of weakness. If 3. The polley of the Government; dally at her house."
27 Green and me thrashed that out› by the spraying method as if no only magistrate would sentence has always been to maintain Hong "Now, I'm going give you a once before, and it's settled un far
two or three of them to a month's Kong as a free port. It is quite large piece of steak pudding, and I as I'm concerned. hard labour, harmless members of were imposed the vegetables would long time, said the housewife come to
likely that if restrictions on export shan't expect to see you again, for "But what conclusion did you the public would not again have not pass through Hong Kong at
one øver heard of similar com-
plaints regarding the brush when
LOCAL LADY'S ́DEATH
[ First Workman: "Wot's your opinion about this are evolution of man7"
Second Workman: "I ain't goin'
in the hands of careless coolies, their eveninga spoileds and their allowitzis not beloved that the oxMebbelidy, mebbe, said the Wall. We didn't arriva at the In the minds
any people drcases ruined by hysterical school port restricts supplies for the local tramp glommlly, “You know y'zozopital and is at the police sta anything now or nything, they:] girls in trousers
market
own puddens better në @do"!)